Your phone might spot Alzheimer's early
NCT ID NCT05709210
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether smartphone usage data can help tell the difference between normal memory complaints, mild cognitive decline, and Alzheimer's disease. Researchers will collect data from 90 participants' phones over three months. If it works, it could offer a simple, low-cost way to screen for memory problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple, non-invasive way to help detect Alzheimer's disease earlier using everyday smartphone data.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not be conclusive or generalizable. Smartphone data may not be reliable enough to replace standard diagnostic methods.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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71 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient consulting in routine care in one of the CMRR * No sensory impairment that may compromise smartphone use Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to perform MMSE or MMSE \< 20 ; * Other neurodegenerative condition (Parkinson's disease, Lewy body disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) * Severe anxiety or depressive disorder HADS score ≥ 17 * Terminal phase of a severe disease * Evidence of a lesion on MRI that may be involved in cognitive impairment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Poitiers
Poitiers, 86000, France
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